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Title: The principal timber trees readily eligible for Victorian industrial culture, with indications of their native countries - and some of their technologic uses. An enumeration

Author: Freiherr von Ferdinand Mueller

In: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Library, Wellington

Part of: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6

Salix alba, L.*

Salix alba, L.^*

The Huntingdon or Silky Willow of Europe and Middle Asia. Height 80 feet, circumference of stem 20 feet; wood light and elastic, available for carpenter s work and implements, bark for tanning. The golden Osier (Salix vitellina, L.), is a variety. The shoots are used for hoops and wickerwork.